Excerpt from The Archaeological Journal, Vol. 72: Published Under the Direction of the Council of the Royal Archaeological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, for the Encouragement and Prosecution of Researches Into the Arts and Monuments of the Early and Middle Ages; March 1915
Since writing these notes I have also had the immense advantage of thorough criticism from Mr. Galpin, which has not only ensured far greater accuracy than could otherwise have been claimed, but has also added many points of great and uncommon interest.
As far as possible the carvings are noticed in chronological order.
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